SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Saturday, May 29, 2021) – Rio Grande Valley FC (3-1-1) draw with San Antonio FC (2-1-2) 1-1 on Saturday night on the road. Tyler Deric ties his career-high of nine saves tonight – last time he totaled nine saves was in 2017.
SAFC gained the lead in the 40th minute after Marcus Epps sent a strike from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner past Tyler Deric, 1-0. RGV FC equalized after a play between Rodrigo Lopez and Adrian Diz Pe. Diz Pe headed the ball into the box giving Juan Carlos Azocar an opportunity to send a bicycle kick past Matt Cardone, 1-1.
The first half kicked off with an attacking RGV FC side but failed to capitalize on the opportunities. Rodrigo Lopez missed an opportunity in the 1st minute, with two back-to-back attempts by Baboucarr Njie and Christian Sorto followed Lopez. San Antonio gained dominance midway the first half while RGV was not able to keep it. On goal, though Deric conceded a goal in the first half, he accumulated six saves.
The second half kicked off with another save by Deric in the 47th minute after Christopher Lema struck the top left corner, forcing Deric to dive for a save. John Henry Sanchez took a left-footed shot from outside the box but missed to the right in the 52nd minute. Seven minutes later, Epps struck with a dangerous shot but was sent over the crossbar.
Deric was tested once again in the 64th minute after Emil Cuello took on RGV defending line and attempted to chip the ball over Deric but was saved by him. Wan Kuzain came off the bench and sent a left-footed shot from outside the box but missed out wide to the left of the goal in the 77th minute.
The Toros defensive efforts kept the matchup equalized as Diz Pe totaled eight clearances, four interceptions and three tackles, adding an assist. Camden Riley totaled six clearances with four interceptions. Adrian Vera also totaled five tackles, three interceptions and a lone clearance.
Njie led the offensive side with two total shots, two on target. Collectively, RGV FC totaled 10 shots, four on target while SAFC totaled 14 shots, 10 on target.
RGV FC continue on the road as they head to Miami FC on Sunday, June 6. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CST. To see more matchday information, visit https://www.rgvfc.com.
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Rio Grande Valley FC (3-1-1; 10 pts.) 1-1 San Antonio FC (2-1-2; 8 pts.)
USL Championship 2021 Season – Match 5
Saturday, May 29, 2021 – Toyota Field – San Antonio, Texas
SCORING SUMMARY
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TEAM |
1H |
2H |
FT |
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Rio Grande Valley FC |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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San Antonio FC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
SAFC: Roderick Epps 40’ (assist by Emil Cuello)
RGVFC: Juan Carlos Azocar 89’ (assist by Adrian Diz Pe)
LINEUPS & STATISTICS
RGV FC: Tyler Deric, Camden Riley, Adrian Vera, Adrian Diz Pe, Erik Pimentel (Carter Manley 70’), Rodrigo Lopez, Josue Soto (Wan Kuzain 69’), Christian Sorto, Baboucarr Njie (James Murphy 70’), John Henry Sanchez (Juan Carlos Azocar 59’), Alexis Cerritos (Vicente Sanchez 78’).
Unused substitutes: Colin Miller, Diego Rocha.
Total Shots: 10 Shots on Goal: 4 Fouls Committed: 13 Offside: 0 Corner Kicks: 5 Saves: 9
SAFC: Matt Cardone, Mathieu Deplagne, Liam Doyle, Jasser Khmiri, Cameron Lindley, Victor Giro (Emil Cuello 12’), Sam Gleadle, Chris Lema, Santiago Patiño, Nathan (Jordan Perruza 76’), Marcus Epps (Joaquin Varela 85’).
Unused substitutes: Shandon Hopeau, Ollie Wright, Jose Carlos Mercado, Leo Torres.
Total Shots: 14 Shots on Goal: 10 Fouls Committed: 20 Offside: 1 Corner Kicks: 5 Saves: 3
DISCIPLINE
SAFC: Chris Lema 34’ YC
RGVFC: Erik Pimentel 42’ YC
RGVFC: John H. Sanchez 55’ YC
SAFC: Emil Cuello 80’ RC (violent conduct)
RGVFC: Vicente Sanchez 90’ YC
OFFICIALS
Referee: Jon Freemon
Assistant Referee 1: Nicholas Balcer
Assistant Referee 2: Ricardo Ocampo
Fourth Official: Melvin Rivas
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